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and birds flying freely around
a tropical greenhouse, plus a
shark tank.
Haga Slott, built in 1802–04
for Gustav IV Adolf, was the
child hood home of the present
monarch, Carl XVI Gustaf, and his
sisters. Now it is used for official
receptions and to accommodate
visiting heads of state.
Hagaparken is very popular
with Stockholmers. The park is
part of the Royal National City
Park (Ekoparken), an oasis of
nature and culture close to the
city centre (see box). Ulriksdal with its magnificent 18th-century Baroque exterior
some rebuilding work, but of the palace. A stream is
only a few of his proposals saw crossed by a footbridge, which
the light of day. In the 18th is supported by Per Lundgren’s
century the palace acquired Moors Dragging the Nets.
its Baroque exterior. More art can be seen in the
After being a popular place Orangery, designed by Tessin
for festivities in the time of the Elder in the 1660s for Queen
Gustav III (1746–92), it began Hedvig Eleonora. It now houses
to lose its glamour. Interest was a sculpture museum.
Exotic butterflies in the greenhouses revived under Karl XV (1826–72), The palace chapel, a popular
at Hagaparken and furnishings and handicrafts place for weddings, was
many hundreds of years old are designed by F W Scholander
s Ulriksdal on show in his rooms. and built in 1865 in Dutch Neo-
The park was laid out in Renaissance style. The riding
7 km (4 miles) N of Stockholm.
Tel 08-402 62 80. @ 503. Palace: the mid-17th century. It has school, built in 1671, was
Open May–mid-Jun & mid-Aug–Oct: 300-year-old lime trees, as converted into a theatre by Carl
noon–4pm Sat & Sun; mid-Jun–mid- well as one of Europe’s most Hårleman and C F Adelcrantz in
Aug: noon–4pm daily. 8 noon, 1pm, northerly beechwoods. Carl the 1750s, and performances
2pm & 3pm. Orangery: Open May– Milles’ two sculptures of wild continue to be staged in the
mid-Jun & mid-Aug–Oct: Sat & Sun boars stand by the pool in front theatre every summer.
for guided tours only; mid-Jun–mid-
Aug: noon–4pm daily. 8 1pm. The Royal National City Park (Ekoparken)
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∑ kungahuset.se/royalpalaces Ekoparken – the world’s first National City Park – was established
by the Swedish Parliament in 1995. Its creation has enabled the
Situated on a headland in the capital to safeguard the ecology of its “green lung”, a 27 sq km
bay of Edsviken, Ulriksdal’s (10.5 sq miles) area for recreation and outdoor activities.
attractive buildings and leafy The park threads through Stockholm’s central districts, including
surroundings are well worth a Skeppsholmen and the southern part of Djurgården, and continues
visit. At the entrance to the northwest to northern Djurgården, Hagaparken, Brunnsviken
grounds is one of Stockholm’s and Ulriksdal. It also encompasses the tiny islands of
best-known restaurants, Fjäderholmarna (see p116). Much of the park was a royal
Ulriksdals Wärdshus. hunting ground as early
The original palace was built in as the 16th century,
the 1640s and designed by Hans scattered with beautiful
palaces and other sights.
Jakob Kristler in German/Dutch Today visitors can
Renaissance style. The owner, encounter all sorts of
Marshal of the Realm Jakob de animals here – deer,
la Gardie, named the palace and even moose, plus
Jakobsdal. It was bought in 1669 a plethora of rare wildlife.
by the Dowager Queen Hedvig There are also boat tours
Eleonora. Fifteen years later, she on Brunnsviken, with
donated the palace to her grand- stops at some of the
son Ulrik as a chris tening gift, sights. For further
and it was renamed Ulriksdal. details, visit www. Breeding herons at Isbladskärret, part of
Around this time the architect nationalstadsparken.se. Ekoparken’s rich bird-life
Tessin the Elder suggested

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